Xbox 360 e74 system error

I got a e74 system error on my 360, and called xbox and there solution isnt working and they are sending me a box. whenever i turn my 360 on, there is a red light on the bottom right RoL when my av cable is plugged into it. whenever i turn my 360 on, WITHOUT any av cable plugged into it it turn on normally. i also bought a new av cable and try it and the same problem happens with the 360. so is it my 360 OR both my av cable sucks?

I have the same problem and this is my second xbox... I have a friend who is on his second console also... Why does the xbox 360 console just keep having problems? On my first xbox it had the 3 rings of death as they say... when 3 red lights flash when u turn on the console and it wouldnt show anything on the screen. My new xbox 360 elite(had for 6months) has a system error that gives a code E-74 whatever that mean... I love the xbox 360 because I am a xbox man. I never own a playstation but this is terrible. I invested to much hard earned money into my games. Madden 09 comes out in some days but I cant play it because my xbox broken (sucks).

I have the same problem and this is my second xbox... I have a friend who is on his second console also... Why does the xbox 360 console just keep having problems? On my first xbox it had the 3 rings of death as they say... when 3 red lights flash when u turn on the console and it wouldnt show anything on the screen. My new xbox 360 elite(had for 6months) has a system error that gives a code E-74 whatever that mean... I love the xbox 360 because I am a xbox man. I never own a playstation but this is terrible. I invested to much hard earned money into my games. Madden 09 comes out in some days but I cant play it because my xbox broken (sucks).

when I turn on my system it keeps having system error E 74 and at the bottom of the Xbox360 there's a red light that keeps blinking and nothin is wrong with my av plug

when I turn on my system it keeps having system error E 74 and at the bottom of the Xbox360 there's a red light that keeps blinking and nothin is wrong with my av plug

AnonymousDec 30, 2008

yeah one corner light then try to get new cord still doesn't work,

yeah one corner light then try to get new cord still doesn't work,

AnonymousDec 31, 2008

I have the same bullcrap problem. Turn on with a/v cable 1 ROL turns on then turn on without the a/v cable no ROL turns on. Microsoft is getting me angry. If it is not one thing it's another. First they overheat then the ports. BULLCRAP. Playstations?????

I have the same bullcrap problem. Turn on with a/v cable 1 ROL turns on then turn on without the a/v cable no ROL turns on. Microsoft is getting me angry. If it is not one thing it's another. First they overheat then the ports. BULLCRAP. Playstations?????

I got a e74 system error on my 360, and called xbox and there solutionisnt working and they are sending me a box. whenever i turn my 360 on,there is a red light on the bottom right RoL when my av cable isplugged into it. whenever i turn my 360 on, WITHOUT any av cableplugged into it it turn on normally. i also bought a new av cable andtry it and the same problem happens with the 360. so is it my 360 ORboth my av cable sucks?

I got a e74 system error on my 360, and called xbox and there solution
isnt working and they are sending me a box. whenever i turn my 360 on,
there is a red light on the bottom right RoL when my av cable is
plugged into it. whenever i turn my 360 on, WITHOUT any av cable
plugged into it it turn on normally. i also bought a new av cable and
try it and the same problem happens with the 360. so is it my 360 OR
both my av cable sucks?

E74 is NOT caused by a bad AV cable, it is NOT caused by the ANA/HANA scaler chip. It is the solder points on the GPU that have cracked. You must use a heat gun and do the XCLAMP to fix it. Shops normally charge $75-100 to fix that.

Simply overheat your consol, unplug everything apart from your av and power cable, wrap it up in a towel (i normaly fold over once) make sure the whole xbox is coverd up as much as possible, leave this for about 30 mins (it may turn off itself as its overheated - if not turn it off then back on) it then should work, if still getting E74 leave it on for abit longer in the towel, once it works remove the towel.

In all my instances of fixing xboxes, the E74 error was a problem with the ANA chip or the Ethernet chip, reflowing the xbox is you best bet, one thing you do not want to do is the towel trick, unless you really want to shell out $200 extra dollars for a new xbox, and then in that case by all means, do it.
The only xboxes i haven't been able to fix are the ones where someone told me, yeah i've done the towel trick a few times to this one

The cause of the xbox 360 E74 system Error might be overheating of
your console and for avoiding such error messages in future you need to
put your machine at an open space. Ensure that it is placed near the
window or you can also make some external arrangement for cooling the
console such as cooling the machine through a pedestal fan etc. But as
your Xbox already have E74 Problem, You can either send your Xbox to
Microsoft for repair ( just for your information Microsoft is no longer
providing Extended warranty for E74 Problem), Microsoft generally takes
3-4 weeks to fix the problem. If you can't wait for a month (I know
most XBox gamers can not wait without their favourite Gaming device),
You can also fix E74 Problem yourself and that too within an hour
without any technical knowledge. I would suggest you to check out the DIY Xbox Fix Guide for more information.

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this might be a hardware failure. try turning it off then back, or try keeping a fan on it when you play on and if that doesn't work call 1800myxbox there you'll find step by step instructions to send it down to texas and get it fixed. if that happens three times you will recieve a brand new xbox 360 that has that problem fixed. also keep in mind to keep your hard drive before you send it to be fixed. i really hope this helps with your problem -good luck

Is it still under warranty?
Call the company and get an online tech.
I had to send mine back...
It took a week to receive a box from the company and about 6 weeks to get it back.
I forgot about it!
It takes a while, but works well!